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Hi! I am a married mother of two.  I am a woman that Loves God and my family.  I am believing that this year is the year I will conquer my issue with weight and truly be the woman God has called me to be.   
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212lbs.
on September 17, 2008 8:14 am
I feel the weight coming off slowly but surely.  Sometimes I get a little frustrated that I am not losing faster and then I remember that I have never lost this amount of weight in this short of time.  I am proud of my progress and the inches I am losing.  I can definitely see the changes now.  My linebacker shoulders have disappeared and a more feminine body is starting to emerge.  I am wearing a size 16-18 in clothes, more of a 16 in most things. I can buy tops in a Large,  I am still getting used to this.

I met with the surgeon's PA today and he seems to feel I am right on target.  I was cleared to begin a regular exercise program.  I am very excited about starting at a gym. I feel the workout will make a huge difference in my weight loss and my health.  

I don't have any regrets about the surgery the only thing that I absolutely hate right now is when I eat too fast and get that nasty "stuck" feeling.  The only way I can relieve it is too vomit , which makes me feel even more terrible.  I have to make myself slow down and take my time eating.

Well, until next time.        
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218lbs.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on September 1, 2008 4:59 pm
  Yeah!!!!!!!!  I am really starting to feel the difference more than I can see it.  Others tell me they can see it in my face and in my body.  I am very excited and happy with how my weight loss is coming along.  I am looking forward to joining a gym and really kicking the loss into high gear.  Everyday continues to be a struggle with food.  I am being good and responsible to my new pouch but I can't stop the old feelings and cravings that come up when I see some of my old favorites.   This is truly a lifelong committment and I know that healthy will feel much better than fat ever did so thatis what keeps me on the right track.  

here are my stats: (I have waited forever to say this)
Pre-op  250ish
day of surgery 239
Current weight  218    
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On the Losing Side
on August 11, 2008 3:55 pm
Hello OH Family.  i am home from the hospital today. Tired sore, trying to figure out how to get in all the liquids. Thank you all for your prayers.

talk to you soon.
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ONE MORE DAY!
on August 6, 2008 11:24 am
I have one more day before surgery.  I am anxious, excited and somewhat terrified.  I keep thinking that I will be the one and only person that this surgery doesn't work for.  I am in week two of my liquid diet and still struggling with my head hunger.  You know, habits are extremely hard to break.  I was hoping to have lost at least ten more pounds but so far I am at 238.  Not bad..... not bad.... but this is usually the point in my diet when I give up because I feel like my body goes into starvation mode and does a standstill instead of continuing to lose. 

This will not defeat me.  I believe that I am already victorious.  The Lord spoke to me last week while a was preparing a message for a program at my church.  He let me know that he still performs miracles and he still answers prayers but sometimes he is waiting for us to pour out our worries, anxieties and stress to him and he will perform a miracle on our marriage, health, finances, children, jobs and whatever our needs are.  We have to trust him enough to let go and act in faith and he will turn our water into wine and be like a well springing up in our soul.  

I thank God for his faithfulness and for still being the same prayer answering God.           
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Head Hunger
on July 29, 2008 12:11 pm
Day 5 of my liquid diet. I am struggling with my cravings for REAL food.  I would just love to have a salad right now with tons of vegetables and chicken. I know that I need to hang in there and I will, but the head hunger is killing me. On a positive note, I have lost five pounds.  Yeaaaahhh! That brings me to 240lbs. 10pounds lost altogether since I have started this process. I hope to lose another 5-10 before the surgery and I believe that I can do it. 

Peace and Love     
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My Story

My story is a very familiar one.  I was average weight most of my life until I got pregnant at nineteen and ate like I was carrying twins.  I continued to put on weight with every passing year until I no longer recognized myself.  I am now a 35yr. old mother of a sixteen year old daughter and an eleven year old son and I can only blame myself for the weight.  I have dealt with problems with my self-image for years and now I am ready to not only love the me on the inside, but love the me on the outside as well.  

I believe in order to receive deliverance from an issue we struggle with, we first have to acknowledge the problem and stop ignoring it and believing we can deal with it on our own.  I currently weigh 250 pounds!  The most I have ever weighed in my life.  I will no longer be defeated by the number.  It will no longer hold me hostage and keep me from obtaining the sweet things in life God has in store for me.  I believe wls will be a journey for me to honestly look at my issues and release the pain, fear, and guilt I have held onto for so many years.  Some of my family believe that I am taking the easy way out but I feel I am making a courageous step acknowledging that I need help and willing to start the journey to becoming a new me.   

 


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